The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-04

will leave il to any disinterested person to
saw whether donot love and admire woman
whether aggregated or segregated, but she
does do some things which as her friend ana
admirer deeply regret. ,
Not long ago | had the pleasure OF attend
inc one of Mr.. Booths performances III
which he took the part of Hamlet with great
credit to himself, as / afterward learned
from q member of the orchestra who saw the
whole performance.
II I had not promised a former wife OF
mine that would never touch liquor would
have been amply justified that evening IN SAT
urating myself with bay rum or some other
seductive beverage.
paid a large price week beforehand ior
a seat at the Hamlet performance because l
had met Mr.. Booth once in the ROCKY
mountains and had made deep impression
ON him. had also told him that II he ever
bannened TO be in a town where | was lectur-
nc | yyouId dismiss any audience TO come
and hear him. and he might do as he thought
host about shutting up on the following nlght
to come and hear me.
WeU | noticed at first, when | went III,
that the row before me was unoccupied, ana
I gathered myself up in a strong, manly en-
braca and hucged myself with JOY. The cur
/ +oin bumped itself. and the first act was about
in the act of producing itself, when meek
/ Iit,le Gentleman. with an air OF conscious
o,ilt came down the aisle in advance OF a
woman, excursion, consisting of four female
members of his family, judged. He looked
about over the house, timidly took OH us
coat and seemed 10 be preparing hlnlseI lor
tbs vigilance committee. Then he sat down
~ see whether executive clemency could DO
ANYTHING for him.
The first woman Of the four was probably
over 40. and yet with her almost beardiess
face She looked scarcely IS. She wore a tali'
eract hat. with sort of plume to 1t, made by
milling the paint brush tail out of an lrol
GRAY mule and dying it a deep crimson.
She wore other clothing, but that dld MOI
ircensa me so much as this nat. which l nae
to examine critically all the evening.
She moved her head also and kept time tC
the music and breathed hard IN places aho
sbrdderod once or twice She also spoke u
.ho miserable man who brought her. de
voice was a rich baritone, with low Xylo
nbone action. and she breathed Ike the pas
sionate exhaust of an overworked irelBhC en
zine When she spoke TO her escort ho'i0e'
, that he shortened up about four inches ah
seemed to wish he had never entered society
The other three women had broad mats VIII
,, domes to them, and the one who sat on m
,iobt also sat on her foot This gave her
. fine opportunity to look out through the SKY oS;
light of the opera house now ana tneh' -
. next one 10 her wore deceased Plymout
= Rock rooster in her hat The fourth one sa
? in front of an oldish gentleman who went ou
between the acts and came in with pickle
. olive in his mouth each time. lie could nc
> see ANYTHING on the stage, but he crawled u
, pnder the brim OF this woman's hat, with Il
. nose in the meshes Of her hair, and ms no
! local option breath in her neck, patiently trl
. ing to see whether the slender legs III loni
= Hack hose belonged to Mr.. Booth, Apollinari'
!, or the ballet
. If Won viii continue in your excellent pap'
!, 70 sit down on the tall hats, Will get yo
onite a number of subscribers here.-Bill NJ
IN New York World